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Inheritance : the evolutionary origins of the modern world /

The ancient inheritance that made us who we are and is now driving us to ruin. Each of us is endowed with an inheritance, set of evolved biases and cultural tools that shape every facet of our behavior. For countless generations, this inheritance has taken us to ever greater heights, driving the ris...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Whitehouse, Harvey (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard Univeristy Press, [2024].
Subjects:	Human evolution. Social evolution. Human behavior > Evolution. Human behavior > Social aspects. Heredity, Human. Religion and culture.

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